Laxmi Prasad @ Laxmi Kant and 5 Others v. Smt. Durgawati and 36 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Administrative order dated 10.4.2025 by Hon'ble Abdul Moin, J., High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, in Second Appeal No. 40 of 2025 (Laxmi Prasad @ Laxmi Kant and 5 others v. Smt. Durgawati and 36 others): allows I.A. No.2/2025 deleting the names of deceased respondents with renumbering of remaining respondents within a week; takes on record the vakalatnama of Shri Desh Deepak Singh for respondents No.1, 2/1 and 2/2 and notes his caveat for respondent No.2/3; directs listing after three weeks along with Second Appeal No.25 of 2025 with counsel's name shown on the respondent side. Counsel: Shanker Lal Pandey (appellant); Desh Deepak Singh (respondents). No statutory provisions or precedent cases cited; merits of the appeal not addressed.
What did the court decide?
Application I.A. No.2/2025 for deletion of the names of deceased respondents allowed; deceased respondents' names to be deleted and remaining respondents renumbered within a week; vakalatnama of Shri Desh Deepak Singh (respondents No.1, 2/1 and 2/2) taken on record and his caveat (respondent No.2/3) noted; case to be listed after three weeks along with Second Appeal No.25 of 2025. The second appeal itself remains pending and its merits were not addressed.